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Last Notes npub1m67z6dcrgx7ltdkpwuvms2vm5d7mwmj7f62psgmgahput5r7kquq8ch3em K² Ramblings Humble Bundle is offering 30 books* by Ursula K. Le Guin supporting Literary Arts, including all of Earthsea, several Hainish novels, Catwings, short stories, Gifts/Voices/Powers, nonfiction writing... npub1m67z6dcrgx7ltdkpwuvms2vm5d7mwmj7f62psgmgahput5r7kquq8ch3em K² Ramblings https://hyperborea.org/journal/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/trash-bin-5-ton-limit.jpg npub1m67z6dcrgx7ltdkpwuvms2vm5d7mwmj7f62psgmgahput5r7kquq8ch3em K² Ramblings Migrating this 22-year-old 3000+ post behemoth of a blog from WordPress to ClassicPress turned out to be a lot faster and easier than I expected. npub1m67z6dcrgx7ltdkpwuvms2vm5d7mwmj7f62psgmgahput5r7kquq8ch3em K² Ramblings The Essentials npub1m67z6dcrgx7ltdkpwuvms2vm5d7mwmj7f62psgmgahput5r7kquq8ch3em K² Ramblings It’s interesting how well earth, water, air and fire map to solid, liquid, gas and plasma. 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